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York 1 Y0025300 (yôrk) Ruling house of England that from 1461 to 1485 produced three kings of England—Edward IV, Edward V, and Richard III. During the Wars of the Roses its symbol was a white rose.
York′ist adj. & n.
York 2 Y0025300 (yôrk)1. A city of northern England on the Ouse River northeast of Leeds. Originally a Celtic settlement, it was later held by Romans, Angles, Danes, and Normans.2. A city of southern Pennsylvania south-southeast of Harrisburg. Settled in 1735, it was the meeting place of the Continental Congress in 1777-1778 during the British occupation of Philadelphia.york (jɔːk) vb (Cricket) (tr) cricket to bowl or try to bowl (a batsman) by pitching the ball under or just beyond the bat[C19: back formation from yorker]
York (jɔːk) n1. (Placename) a historic city in NE England, in York unitary authority, North Yorkshire, on the River Ouse: the military capital of Roman Britain; capital of the N archiepiscopal province of Britain since 625, with a cathedral (the Minster) begun in 1154; noted for its cycle of medieval mystery plays; unusually intact medieval walls; university (1963). Pop: 137 505 (2001). Latin name: Eboracum 2. (Placename) a unitary authority in NE England, in North Yorkshire. Pop: 183 100 (2003 est). Area: 272 sq km (105 sq miles)3. (Placename) Cape York a cape in NE Australia, in Queensland at the N tip of the Cape York Peninsula, extending into the Torres Strait: the northernmost point of Australia
York (jɔːk) n1. (Biography) the English royal house that reigned from 1461 to 1485 and was descended from Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York (1411–60), whose claim to the throne precipitated the Wars of the Roses. His sons reigned as Edward IV and Richard III2. (Biography) Alvin C(ullum). 1887–1964, US soldier and hero of World War I3. (Biography) Duke of, full name Prince Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany. 1763–1827, second son of George III of Great Britain and Ireland. An undistinguished commander-in-chief of the British army (1798–1809), he is the "grand old Duke of York" of the nursery rhyme4. (Biography) Prince Andrew, Duke of. born 1960, second son of Elizabeth II of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. He married (1986) Miss Sarah Ferguson; they divorced in 1996; their first daughter, Princess Beatrice of York, was born in 1988 and their second, Princess Eugenie of York, in 1990York (yɔrk)
n. 1. a member of the royal house of England that ruled from 1461 to 1485. 2. 1st Duke of (Edmund of Langley), 1341–1402, progenitor of the house of York (son of Edward III). 3. Alvin Cullum (Sergeant), 1887–1964, U.S. soldier. 4. Yorkshire (def. 1). 5. Ancient, Eboracum. a city in North Yorkshire, in NE England, on the Ouse: the capital of Roman Britain. 104,000. 6. a city in SE Pennsylvania: meeting of the Continental Congress 1777–78. 44,619. 7. an estuary in E Virginia, flowing SE into Chesapeake Bay. 40 mi. (64 km) long. 8. Cape, a cape at the NE extremity of Australia. york
Past participle: yorked
Gerund: yorking
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| I york | | you york | | he/she/it yorks | | we york | | you york | | they york |
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| I yorked | | you yorked | | he/she/it yorked | | we yorked | | you yorked | | they yorked |
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| I am yorking | | you are yorking | | he/she/it is yorking | | we are yorking | | you are yorking | | they are yorking |
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| I have yorked | | you have yorked | | he/she/it has yorked | | we have yorked | | you have yorked | | they have yorked |
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| I was yorking | | you were yorking | | he/she/it was yorking | | we were yorking | | you were yorking | | they were yorking |
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| I had yorked | | you had yorked | | he/she/it had yorked | | we had yorked | | you had yorked | | they had yorked |
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| I will york | | you will york | | he/she/it will york | | we will york | | you will york | | they will york |
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| I will have yorked | | you will have yorked | | he/she/it will have yorked | | we will have yorked | | you will have yorked | | they will have yorked |
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| I will be yorking | | you will be yorking | | he/she/it will be yorking | | we will be yorking | | you will be yorking | | they will be yorking |
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| I have been yorking | | you have been yorking | | he/she/it has been yorking | | we have been yorking | | you have been yorking | | they have been yorking |
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| I will have been yorking | | you will have been yorking | | he/she/it will have been yorking | | we will have been yorking | | you will have been yorking | | they will have been yorking |
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| I had been yorking | | you had been yorking | | he/she/it had been yorking | | we had been yorking | | you had been yorking | | they had been yorking |
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| I would york | | you would york | | he/she/it would york | | we would york | | you would york | | they would york |
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| I would have yorked | | you would have yorked | | he/she/it would have yorked | | we would have yorked | | you would have yorked | | they would have yorked |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | York - the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white roseHouse of Yorkdynasty - a sequence of powerful leaders in the same familyroyal family, royal house, royal line, royalty - royal persons collectively; "the wedding was attended by royalty"Richard III - King of England from 1483 to 1485; seized the throne from his nephew Edward V who was confined to the Tower of London and murdered; his reign ended when he was defeated by Henry Tudor (later Henry VII) at the battle of Bosworth Field (1452-1485) |
TranslationsYork
in a New York minuteRight away; immediately; very quickly. A reference to the notion that things happen at a more rapid pace in New York City. I'd quit my job in a New York minute if I ever won the lottery.See also: minute, new, Yorka New York minuteA very short amount of time. Typically used to indicate that something will happen immediately or very quickly. A reference to the notion that things happen at a more rapid pace in New York City. I'd quit my job in a New York minute if I ever won the lottery.See also: minute, new, Yorkyork1. verb To vomit. When I had the flu, I spent most of the time yorking and couldn't eat for days.2. noun Vomit. After I came home to a pile of york on the floor for the third day in a row, I decided to take the dog to the vet.New York's finestA police officer, or the police in general, in New York City. Can either be used sincerely or sarcastically. It took nearly four hours before New York's finest showed up after I called in the burglary. This parade is in honor of New York's finest, who risk their lives every day to help keep our city safe.See also: fin, newa New York minute a very short time; a moment. US informalSee also: minute, new, Yorka New York ˈminute (American English) a very short period of time; very quickly: Everything can change in a New York minute. ♢ I loved the hotel and would stay there again in a New York minute!This may refer to the idea that everything and everybody moves quickly in New York.See also: minute, new, Yorkin a New York minute and INYM phr. & comp. abb. almost instantly. I’d do it INYM. See also: minute, new, YorkNew York’s finest n. a New York City police officer. Three of New York’s finest were standing there at my door with my lost dog. See also: fin, newyork (jork)1. in. to empty one’s stomach; to vomit. He ate the stuff, then went straight out and yorked. 2. n. vomit. Hey, Jimmy! Come out in the snow and see the frozen york! York
York, Ont.: see TorontoToronto
, city (1998 est pop. 2,400,000), provincial capital, S Ont., Canada, on Lake Ontario. Toronto is the largest city in Canada and since the 1970s has been one of the fastest-changing cities in North America, experiencing an enormous growth in foreign-born residents.
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York, city and unitary authority (2011 pop. 198,051), N England, at the confluence of the Ouse and Foss rivers. It is located at the historical junction of the three ridings of YorkshireYorkshire,
former county, N England. From 1889 to 1974 it formed three counties, the East Riding, North Riding, and West Riding of Yorkshire. In 1974, Yorkshire was divided among the nonmetropolitan counties of Humberside, Cleveland, and North Yorkshire and the metropolitan
..... Click the link for more information. . York, a rail center, is especially noted for the manufacture of cocoa, chocolate, and confections. Instrument making, printing, and light engineering are among its other industries. Tourism is central to the area's economy. York was a British settlement occupied by the ancient Brigantes. As Eboracum it was an important military post of the British province of the Roman Empire. Emperor Hadrian visited York in 120 and had an earthen rampart built to keep out the Picts and the Celts. The emperors Septimus Severus (211) and Constantius I (306) died there, and Constantine I was proclaimed emperor at York in 306. The city became a significant center in the Kingdom of NorthumbriaNorthumbria, kingdom of
, one of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in England. It was originally composed of two independent kingdoms divided by the Tees River, Bernicia (including modern E Scotland, Berwick, Roxburgh, E Northumberland, and Durham) and Deira (including the North and East
..... Click the link for more information. . In the 7th cent., St. Paulinus, the first archbishop of York, was consecrated. The city's archbishopric is the ecclesiastical center of N England, second only to CanterburyCanterbury,
city (1991 pop. 34,046) and district, Kent, SE England, on the Stour River. Tourism, services, and retail are the city's main industries. There is also some light manufacturing. Canterbury is famous as the long-time spiritual center of England. In 597, St.
..... Click the link for more information. in importance. In the 8th cent., York was one of the most famous educational centers in Europe. AlcuinAlcuin
or Albinus
, 735?–804, English churchman and educator. He was educated at the cathedral school of York by a disciple of Bede; he became principal in 766. Charlemagne invited him (781?) to court at Aachen to set up a school.
..... Click the link for more information. was born there and became the headmaster of St. Peter's School, one of the oldest public schools in England. York was the Viking city of Jorvik from 867–1067. The Cathedral of St. Peter, commonly known as York Minster, occupies the site of the wooden church in which King Edwin was baptized by St. Paulinus on Easter Day in 627. The edifice dates partly from the Norman period. Many other notable medieval structures remain in York. The ancient portion of the city is enclosed by walls dating in part from Norman times, but mainly from the 14th cent. Four of the gates, including Micklegate and Monk Bar, still stand. The Univ. of York was founded in 1963. The York Plays (see miracle playmiracle play
or mystery play,
form of medieval drama that came from dramatization of the liturgy of the Roman Catholic Church. It developed from the 10th to the 16th cent., reaching its height in the 15th cent.
..... Click the link for more information. ) reached their height in the 15th cent. and were revived at the Yorkshire Festival of 1951.
York, city (1990 pop. 42,192), seat of York co., SE Pa., on Codorus Creek, in an agricultural area; laid out 1741, inc. as a city 1887. It is a market, trade, processing, and distribution center in the Pennsylvania DutchPennsylvania Dutch
[Ger. Deutsch=German], people of E Pennsylvania of German descent who migrated to the area in the 18th cent., particularly those in Northampton, Berks, Lancaster, Lehigh, Lebanon, York, and adjacent counties.
..... Click the link for more information. country. In addition to food and related products, its factories make monorail systems, turbines, controls, stoneware, dinnerware, nuclear components, motorcycles, armored vehicles, swimming pools, and office furniture. York was a meeting place (1777–78) of the Continental Congress. During the Civil War, it was occupied briefly (1863) by Confederates. York College of Pennsylvania and a campus of Pennsylvania State Univ. are in the city. Several colonial houses remain.York a city and port in Great Britain in the county of Yorkshire, on the Ouse River. Population, 104, 500 (1971). York is an important transportation junction. It has food (especially chocolates), glass, and printing industries. Railroad workshops are also located in the city. York originally was a Roman fortress. It was founded circa A.D. 71 on the site of a Briton settlement. It was the capital of the Anglo-Saxon (from the sixth century) and Danish (ninth century) kingdoms. In 735, York became the seat of the archbishop of York. During the English Bourgeois Revolution of the 17th century, it was the temporary residence of Charles I (1642–44). In 1644 it was seized by the Parliamentarians. York is the site of Roman and medieval fortifications, 15th-and 16th-century houses, and a Gothic cathedral (1070–1470). The Yorkshire Museum (archaeology) and the City of York Art Gallery are located there. REFERENCEKnight, C. B. A History of the City of York. York-London, 1944.
York a city in the eastern USA, in Pennsylvania. Population, 50, 000 (1970; including the suburbs, 320, 000). There were 60, 000 people engaged in industry in York in 1969. The city is a large center for various branches of machine building and metalworking. Products include turbines, air conditioners, refrigerators, safes, agricultural equipment, and bearings. Upright and grand pianos are also manufactured. There are tobacco and textile industries in the city. York was founded in 1735.
York a cape on Cape York Peninsula, the northernmost point of the Australian mainland (10°4r S lat. and 142°32’ E long.). York11. the English royal house that reigned from 1461 to 1485 and was descended from Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York (1411--60), whose claim to the throne precipitated the Wars of the Roses. His sons reigned as Edward IV and Richard III 2. Alvin C(ullum). 1887--1964, US soldier and hero of World War I 3. Duke of, full name Prince Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany. 1763--1827, second son of George III of Great Britain and Ireland. An undistinguished commander-in-chief of the British army (1798--1809), he is the "grand old Duke of York" of the nursery rhyme 4. Prince Andrew, Duke of. born 1960, second son of Elizabeth II of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. He married (1986) Miss Sarah Ferguson; they divorced in 1996; their first daughter, Princess Beatrice of York, was born in 1988 and their second, Princess Eugenie of York, in 1990
York21. a historic city in NE England, in York unitary authority, North Yorkshire, on the River Ouse: the military capital of Roman Britain; capital of the N archiepiscopal province of Britain since 625, with a cathedral (the Minster) begun in 1154; noted for its cycle of medieval mystery plays; unusually intact medieval walls; university (1963). Pop.: 137 505 (2001) 2. a unitary authority in NE England, in North Yorkshire. Pop.: 183 100 (2003 est.). Area: 272 sq. km (105 sq. miles) 3. Cape. a cape in NE Australia, in Queensland at the N tip of the Cape York Peninsula, extending into the Torres Strait: the northernmost point of Australia York
Related to York: York UniversityYORK, STATUTE OF. The name of an English statute, passed 12 Edw. II., Anno Domini 1318, and so called because it was enacted at York. It contains many wise provisions and explanations of former statutes. Barr. on the Stat. 174. There were other statutes made at York in the reign of Edw. III., but they do not bear this name. AcronymsSeeYOYork
Related to York: York UniversitySynonyms for Yorknoun the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485SynonymsRelated Words- dynasty
- royal family
- royal house
- royal line
- royalty
- Richard III
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